A day after appointing Salman Butt as a member consultant for the chief selector, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has removed the former captain because of intense public and media pressure. The removal was announced by chief selector Wahab Riaz on Saturday.
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Salman Butt removed 24 hours after appointment as consultant
Salman Butt had been appointed as a member consultant for the chief selector © Getty
"People started talking all sorts of stuff about me and Salman Butt. It was my decision to have Salman Butt as a consultant because he is a good cricketing mind. I am now reversing that decision. I have already informed Salman Butt that he cannot be part of my team. But personally I think people have to move on as he has served his sentence," Riaz, a former Pakistan pacer, told reporters in Lahore on Saturday.
Forefront among many critics of the PCB was Ramiz Raja, a former chairman of the Board. Ramiz
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